Proclamation of Election City Council District 51

PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION

As a result of the resignation of Joseph C. Borelli from the City Council effective January 31 , 2025, a vacancy has been created in the seat he has held as a Council Member for the fifty-first Council district. Accordingly, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 25(b )(1) and 25(b)(6) of the New York City Charter, and in order to facilitate maximum voter participation, I hereby proclaim that a special election shall be held in the fifty-first Council district on April 29, 2025, to elect a Council Member to serve until December 31, 2025. Pursuant to Section 25(b )(7) of the Charter, nomination of candidates in this election shall be by independent nominating petition. 

DATED: February 3, 2025